TWI786929B - Smart music teaching system and smart music teaching method - Google Patents

Abstract

A smart music teaching system includes a plurality of smart music boxes and a control unit. Each smart music box includes a sounding element, a force sensor, a transmission module, and a controller. In a playing mode, the controller controls the sound emitting element to output sound according to the force sensing signal of the force sensor, and in a play mode, the controller controls the sound emitting element to output sound according to a control signal. The control unit controls the smart music boxes to play the sound signals output in the respective playing modes in a set sequence. In this way, the sounds output by these smart music boxes in the playing mode can be integrated and played again, which can provide school children with an ensemble experience of various musical sounds, and can greatly reduce teaching costs and help popularize children's music education.

Description

Smart music teaching system and smart music teaching method

The present invention relates to a teaching system and method, in particular to a smart music teaching system and a smart music teaching method.

Music learning needs to stimulate the attention of the senses, and build working memory through continuous music interactive learning. After repeated practice, it can become a long-term internal music learning memory. Due to the wide variety of musical instruments and the high prices, it is not easy to provide multiple or large numbers of musical instruments for children to explore at the same time in practice. Therefore, when children learn about musical instruments, they often cannot actually experience a variety of musical sounds due to the lack of corresponding musical instruments. and interact.

Therefore, the object of the present invention is to provide a smart music teaching system that can provide musical ensemble experience.

Therefore, the smart music teaching system of the present invention includes a plurality of smart music boxes and a control unit.

Each smart music box includes a sounding element, a force sensor, a transmission module, and a controller.

The sound generating element is used for outputting a sound signal.

The force sensor is used for sensing and outputting a force sensing signal.

The transmission module is used to output a feedback signal and receive a control signal.

The controller signal connects the sound-generating element, the force sensor and the transmission module, receives the force-sensing signal, controls the transmission module to output the feedback signal related to the force-sensing signal, in a playing mode control the sound emitting element to output the sound signal according to the force sensing signal, and control the sound emitting element to output the sound signal according to the control signal in a playback mode.

The control unit signal is connected to the smart music boxes, receives the feedback signals, and outputs the control signals, so that the smart music boxes play the sound signals output in their respective playing modes in a set order .

Therefore, the object of the present invention is to provide a smart music teaching method that can provide musical ensemble experience.

Thus, the smart music teaching method of the present invention comprises the following steps:

(A) Divide the plurality of smart music boxes into multiple groups, and each group of smart music boxes includes at least one smart music box.

(B) In a playing mode, each of the smart music boxes outputs a corresponding sound according to the operation of the user.

(C) A control unit controls the smart music boxes to play the sounds output in the respective playing modes in a set order.

The effect of the present invention is: by setting the smart music boxes and matching the control unit to make the smart music boxes play the sound signals output in the respective playing modes in the set order, the The sound output by the smart music box in this playing mode is integrated and played again. In this way, not only can the ensemble experience of various musical tones be provided for school children, but also the teaching cost can be greatly reduced and the music education for children can be popularized.

Referring to Fig. 1, Fig. 2 and Fig. 3, one embodiment of the smart music teaching system of the present invention comprises a plurality of smart music boxes 2 and a control unit 3, and these smart music boxes 2 are divided into multiple groups, each group of smart music boxes The box 2 includes at least one smart music box 2 .

Each smart music box 2 includes a shell module 21, a sounding element 22, a force sensor 23, a transmission module 24, and a controller 25, and optionally also includes a display element 26 and a microphone 27.

The shell module 21 has a panel 211 , a frame 212 , a lower panel 213 , and a plurality of control buttons 214 disposed on the frame 212 . The panel 211 , the frame 212 cooperate with the lower board 213 to define a setting space 215 . In this embodiment, two control buttons 214 are provided for illustration. These control buttons 214 can perform various option selections according to the display on the panel 211, for example, mode selection (for example, playing mode, playing mode, etc.) , track setting mode, etc.), volume adjustment, brightness adjustment, etc.

The sound emitting element 22 is used to output a sound signal, and is disposed in the installation space 215 . Wherein, the sound signal set by each smart music box 2 is a different sound. Moreover, each group of smart music boxes 2 can be set to correspond to different musical instruments. For example, a set of smart music boxes 2 is set as piano sound, and has 8 smart music boxes 2 corresponding to different scales, for example, corresponding to Do, Re, Mi, Fa, Sol, La, Si, Do (treble) . Another group of smart music boxes 2 is set to violin sound, and also has 8 smart music boxes 2 corresponding to different scales, for example, corresponding to Do, Re, Mi, Fa, Sol, La, Si, Do (treble) . The third group of wisdom music box 2 then has this wisdom music box 2 that is set as tambourine sound.

The force sensor 23 is connected to the panel 211 for sensing the pressure of the panel 211 to output a force feedback signal. The force sensor 23 is implemented using elements that can sense pressure, for example, using a plurality of strain gauges 231 (strain gauges) that are respectively arranged at the corners of the panel 211 to implement, or combined with the panel 211, and directly use a sensor that can sense pressure. Pressure panel implementation.

The transmission module 24 is used to output a feedback signal to the control unit 3 and receive a control signal output by the control unit 3 . The transmission module 24 can be implemented using wireless transmission technology, such as Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, etc., or using wired transmission technology, such as USB (Universal Serial Bus, such as USB-A, USB-C, micro USB, etc.) . The transmission module 24 can also be implemented using both wireless transmission technology and wired transmission technology. Storage, memory card accessor, recorder, etc.

The controller 25 is signal-connected to the sounding element 22, the force sensor 23 and the transmission module 24, receives the force-sensing signal, controls the transmission module 24 to output the feedback signal related to the force-sensing signal, In a playing mode, the sound emitting element 22 is controlled to output the sound signal according to the force sensing signal, and in a play mode, the sound emitting element 22 is controlled to output the sound signal according to the control signal. The controller 25 can be implemented by using a microprocessor (Microprocessor), a microcontroller (microcontroller unit), or other electronic circuits.

The display element 26 is signal-connected to the controller 25, and can be controlled by the controller 25 to output a display signal. The display signal can be bright light or information such as text and patterns displayed on the panel 211, which can be used to display options for use. or cooperate with the control buttons 214 for manipulation. The display element 26 can be matched with the sound emitting element 22, and when the sound emitting element 22 emits a sound, the corresponding light is output together. For example, the light emitted by each smart music box 2 can be in different colors or in different display modes. Different colors can be, for example, different hues, such as red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, purple, etc., or the same hue but different chroma, such as dark red, red, bright red, etc. Different display methods such as constant light, flashing, etc. The display element 26 can be implemented by using a light emitting element or a light emitting panel, for example, can be implemented by using a light emitting diode (LED, light emitting diode), or a liquid crystal display (LCD, liquid crystal display). The display element 26 can be combined with the panel 211 to be implemented as a display panel.

The microphone 27 signal is connected to the controller 25, and in the playing mode, the controller 25 controls the microphone 27 to record the sound signal output by the sound generating element 22, and transmits the recorded sound through the transmission module 24 to the control unit 3 for storage.

The control unit 3 is signal-connected to the smart music boxes 2, receives the feedback signals, and outputs the control signals, so that the smart music boxes 2 play the music output in their respective playing modes in a set order. the audio signal. The control unit 3 can control the smart music boxes 2 to output the sound signal output in the playing mode again, or control the smart music boxes 2 to play the sound signals of the respective microphones 27 in the playing mode. Recorded voice.

The control unit 3 can store a database module (not shown), which stores various timbres (various instrument sounds), or various sounds (such as animal sounds, natural sounds, etc.) for selection, or the control unit 3 A cloud database (not shown) can also be signally connected, and the relevant data of the above-mentioned sounds are stored in the cloud database and can be updated. Wherein, the control unit 3 can be implemented by a computer host, for example, a server.

Referring to Fig. 1 and Fig. 4, one embodiment of the smart music teaching method of the present invention is applicable to the above-mentioned smart music teaching system, and the smart music teaching method includes the following steps:

Step 41: Divide the plurality of smart music boxes 2 into multiple groups, and each group of smart music boxes 2 includes at least one smart music box 2 .

Step 42: In a playing mode, each smart music box 2 outputs a corresponding sound according to the user's operation.

Wherein, each smart music box 2 outputs a corresponding sound when the user touches, presses or taps (for example, outputs a corresponding musical sound or animal sound, etc.).

Step 43: A control unit 3 controls the smart music boxes 2 to play the sounds output in their respective playing modes in a set order.

Wherein, the set order is one of a predetermined order, a random order and a track order, the predetermined order is a preset order, and the random order is obtained after randomly distributing the predetermined order, and the track order is It is determined according to the time sequence in which the smart music boxes 2 are touched in a track setting mode.

Wherein, the control unit 3 can control the smart music boxes 2 to play according to the set order according to the group, or treat each smart music box 2 as an individual and sort them before playing. When each group of smart music boxes 2 is regarded as a group, the sound signals output by each group of smart music boxes 2 in the playing mode are regarded as a group of melodies, and a group of melodies are used as a unit to play. When each smart music box 2 is regarded as an individual, the sound signal output by each smart music box 2 is used as a unit to play.

Referring to Fig. 1, Fig. 4, Fig. 5 and Fig. 6, in step 43, the control unit 3 controls the smart music boxes 2 to perform one of the following operations (C1) and (C2). In Fig. 5 and Fig. 6, the playback of the melody corresponding to the complex group (pieces) of smart music boxes 2a-2c is schematically illustrated:

(C1) The control unit 3 controls the smart music boxes 2 to play the next smart music box 2 after the previous smart music box 2 finishes playing in the set order.

As shown in FIG. 5 , the control unit 3 controls the smart music boxes 2 a - 2 c to play one after another after the start time t0 .

(C2) The control unit 3 controls the smart music boxes 2 to start playing the next smart music box 2 after the previous smart music box 2 starts playing for a predetermined time in the set order.

As shown in Figure 6, the control unit 3 controls the smart music boxes 2a~2c, and after playing the melody of the smart music box 2a at the start time t0, the next smart music box 2b, The melody of 2c.

It should be noted that the above-mentioned various settings can be set by the control unit 3, or the smart music boxes 2 can be connected to a portable electronic device (such as a smart phone, tablet, etc.) The portable electronic device is configured. Or one of the smart music boxes 2 can be set as the master control device (master), and the others can be used as slave devices (slave), and various settings can be performed by the smart music box 2 as the master control device.

In addition, it is also possible to set a master control device in each group of the smart music box 2, and the others are used as slave devices. The smart music box 2 is set, and then the smart music box 2 as the master control device in each group is set for other smart music boxes 2 in the group.

Referring to Fig. 1, Fig. 4, Fig. 7 and Fig. 8, in step 43, when selecting this track order, need carry out the setting of track sorting, at this moment, carry out following steps:

Step 51: In a track setting mode, each smart music box 2 records the time touched by the user, and outputs it to the control unit 3 .

Step 52: The control unit 3 uses the order of contact time in Step 51 as the setting order.

When performing the track setting mode, the user must touch each smart music box 2 to be sorted. When each group of wisdom music box 2 is regarded as a group, each group only gets one of this wisdom music box 2 (for example, only gets this wisdom music box 2 as the main control device) to carry out track sorting setting, and each When a smart music box 2 is regarded as an individual, each smart music box 2 is set to track sorting together.

The control unit 3 receives the information transmitted by the smart music boxes 2, and records the event Ej generated by the user j touching the smart music boxes 2 in the track setting mode, wherein:

Ej={(Ui,Ti)} ={(U1,T1),(U2,T2)...,(Un,Tn)};

n is the number of these smart music boxes 2, and Ui and Ti are respectively the label of the i-th smart music box 2 and the pressing time. The control unit 3 sorts the tracks of the smart music boxes 2 according to the above records. For example, as shown in Figure 8, when the user wants to sort the tracks of the smart music boxes 2a~2h, he reaches out and touches the smart music boxes 2a~2h (the touch sequence is shown in the track of the arrows in Figure 8 ), and then, the control unit 3 sorts the smart music boxes 2a~2h into 1~8 according to the time when each smart music box 2a~2h is touched (in FIG. 8, 1'~8' express).

Referring to Fig. 1 and Fig. 9, this embodiment will be described as an example of actual operation. When children's music learning courses are to be provided, each child is provided with a group of the smart music box 2, and each smart music box 2 is connected to the control unit 3, and the teacher can use the control unit 3 or the portable The electronic device, or one of the smart music boxes 2 as the main control device, first switches each smart music box 2 to multi-person mode (step 61, this step is an optional step, depending on whether these smart music boxes 2 have multiple mode), then, the predetermined order is set (step 62). The predetermined sequence can be set by the teacher directly operating the control unit 3 (or the portable electronic device, or one of the smart music boxes 2 as the main control device), or by the built-in numbers of the smart music boxes 2 , or determined by the order of the information entered by the student (for example, the student number) (for example, the order of the student number). Then, in step 63, the setting sequence is selected. If the track sequence is selected, the track sorting setting is performed according to steps 51 and 52 of FIG. set up.

After completing the setting of the setting sequence, enter step 64, select the playing time difference, and then play (step 65). When sequential play is selected, the control unit 3 controls each group (or each) smart music box 2 to play sequentially as shown in FIG. 5 according to the above-mentioned (C1) steps. If the time difference is selected to play, the control unit 3 controls each group (piece) of smart music boxes 2 according to Fig. 6 according to the above-mentioned (C2) steps, every interval of the predetermined time Δt (for example, delaying 1 second, or delaying the time of 1 section ) to start playing the next group (pieces) of the smart music box 2. In this way, the teaching effect of introducing various timbres in sequence or in stages can be achieved.

Moreover, it can also be matched with the display element 26 (see FIG. 2 ) to display the corresponding color brightness during playback, so as to achieve a more lively teaching effect.

Referring to Fig. 1 and Fig. 2, through the above description, the effect of the present embodiment is as follows:

1. By arranging the smart music boxes 2 and matching the control unit 3 to make the smart music boxes 2 play the sound signals output in the respective playing modes in the set order, the smart music boxes can be used The sounds output by the music box 2 in the playing mode are integrated and played again. In this way, not only can the ensemble experience of various musical sounds be provided to school children, but also the cost of purchasing a large number of musical instruments and maintenance costs can be saved. Therefore, the teaching cost can be greatly reduced and the music education for children can be popularized.

2. By matching the display element 26 to display the corresponding color brightness during playback, a more lively teaching effect can be achieved, and students' learning interest and learning effect can be further enhanced.

3. By providing various playback sequences, it is convenient for teachers to display various possible arrangement effects of music sounds, which can increase the flexibility of application in the classroom, and can also increase the lively atmosphere in the classroom to improve learning motivation and learning effect.

4. By providing different playing time differences, teachers can show the sound performance of various tones when they are added to the music in sequence or gradually. Therefore, by providing students with various auditory experiences, students can better understand the changes in various sound combinations, and Improve learning effectiveness.

To sum up, the smart music teaching system and the smart music teaching method of the present invention can indeed achieve the purpose of the present invention.

But what is described above is only an embodiment of the present invention, and should not limit the scope of the present invention. All simple equivalent changes and modifications made according to the patent scope of the present invention and the content of the patent specification are still within the scope of the present invention. Within the scope covered by the patent of the present invention.

2: Smart music box 2a~2h: Smart music box 21: Shell module 211: panel 212: frame 213: lower board 214: Control button 215: Set space 22: Sounding components 23: Force sensor 231: strain gauge 24: Transmission module 25: Controller 26: Display components 27: Microphone 3: Control unit 41~43: Steps 51~53: Steps 61~65: Steps 1'~8': order t0: start playing time Δt: scheduled time

Other features and effects of the present invention will be clearly presented in the implementation manner with reference to the drawings, wherein: Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram of an embodiment of the intelligent music teaching system of the present invention; Fig. 2 is an exploded schematic diagram of a smart music box of this embodiment; Fig. 3 is a combined schematic diagram of the smart music box of this embodiment; Fig. 4 is a flowchart of an embodiment of the wisdom music teaching method of the present invention; Fig. 5 is a schematic diagram illustrating the timing of the sequential play of this embodiment; Fig. 6 is a schematic diagram illustrating the timing of the time difference playback of this embodiment; Fig. 7 is another flow chart of this embodiment, illustrates track setting mode; Fig. 8 is a schematic diagram, assisting in explaining the trajectory setting method of this embodiment; and Fig. 9 is a usage flow chart of this embodiment.

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A smart music teaching system, comprising: a plurality of smart music boxes, each smart music box includes: a sound generating element for outputting a sound signal, a force sensor for sensing and outputting a force sensing signal, a The transmission module is used to output a feedback signal and receive a control signal, and a controller, the signal is connected to the sounding element, the force sensor and the transmission module, receives the force sensing signal, and controls the transmission module The group outputs the feedback signal related to the force sensing signal, in a playing mode, controls the sound emitting element to output the sound signal according to the force sensing signal, and controls the sound emitting element according to the control signal in a playing mode Outputting the sound signal; and a control unit, which is signal-connected to the smart music boxes, receives the feedback signals, and outputs the control signals, so that the smart music boxes play in the respective playing modes in a set order The sound signal output in . The smart music teaching system as described in claim 1, wherein each smart music box also includes a microphone connected to the controller, and the control unit controls the smart music boxes to play the respective microphones in the set order. The sound recorded in Play mode. The smart music teaching system as described in Claim 1, wherein the sound signals of each smart music box are different timbres or different scales. The wisdom music teaching system as described in claim item 1, wherein, each wisdom The music box also includes a display element connected to the controller with a signal. The display element is controlled by the controller and when the sounding element outputs the sound signal, it outputs a corresponding bright light. Each display element is in a different color or a different color. The display mode glows brightly. A method for teaching smart music, comprising the following steps: (A) dividing the smart music boxes described in any one of claims 1 to 4 into multiple groups, each group of smart music boxes including at least one smart music box ; (B) in a playing mode, each of the smart music boxes outputs a corresponding sound according to the user's operation; and (C) a control unit controls the smart music boxes to be played in a set order according to the group For the sounds output in the respective playing modes, the control unit plays the sound signals output by each group of smart music boxes in the playing modes in groups. The wisdom music teaching method as described in claim item 5, wherein, the set order is one of a predetermined order, a random order and a track order, and the random order is obtained after randomly distributing the predetermined order, the The track sequence is determined according to the time sequence of the smart music boxes being touched in a track setting mode. The smart music teaching method as described in claim item 5 also includes the following steps: (D) in a trajectory setting mode, each smart music box records the time touched by the user, and outputs it to the control unit; and (E ) The control unit takes the order of the contact time of step (D) as the setting order. The smart music teaching method as described in claim 5, wherein, in step (C), the control unit controls the smart music boxes to perform one of the following operations: (C1) the control unit controls the smart music boxes to use the Set the order, after the previous smart music box has finished playing, play the next smart music box; and (C2) the control unit controls the smart music boxes to start with the previous smart music box in the set order After playing for a predetermined time, start the playing of the next smart music box. The smart music teaching method as described in Claim 5, wherein one of the smart music boxes is used as the main control device, and the others are used as slave devices, and the setting order is set by the smart music box as the main control device.

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